Attacks on aid workers fell in number in 2015 for a second consecutive year.
Afghanistan remained the most dangerous place for humanitarian workers, followed by South Sudan, according to data from the latest report by the Humanitarian Outcomes group as reported by the Thomson Reuters Foundation.
The attacks enumerated by the group include violent or sexual assaults, kidnappings, shootings and bombings. These were found to have lessened by 22% compared with 2014.
In 25 countries, 148 attacks were recorded in 2015. These affected 287 victims, of whom 109 people died, 110 were injured and 68 kidnapped.
One hundred and one victims were aid workers in Afghanistan and a further 42 were operating in South Sudan. Kidnappings were the most frequent form of attack in Afghanistan while shootings and physical assault were most common in South Sudan.
Other conflict areas with a high prevalence of violence against humanitarian helpers were Somalia, Syria and Yemen.
The statistics show a marked improvement over 2013 when 265 attacks harmed 475 victims.
